The Health Secretary, Matt Hancock, ordered NHS England to investigate why the drugs were not being prescribed.

The NHS review said the "major hurdle" was doctors being unsure of the benefits and long-term safety of the drugs – because of a lack of randomised clinical trials.

These are the "gold standard" of medical research. And the review said the NHS must support such trials as well as look at other forms of evidence.

Peter Carroll, the director of the End Our Pain Campaign, said: "There are many positives in this review, in particular with regards to the evidence that can and should be taken into account relating to medical cannabis.

"But the fact remains that the families we represent are in urgent need of access to medical cannabis right now."

But even if doctors thought a cannabis prescription was appropriate, the report showed NHS funding was a problem and hospitals felt the costs were &qRead More – Source

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